Is it time to harden off in NJ? - Page 2

Father'sDaughter · May 16, 2017

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Originally Posted by Father'sDaughter

Same here. Maybe the weekend before, but for now planning on Memorial Day weekend. They will hopefully be going outside to harden by the 15th.

They actually did go out to harden yesterday, May 15th, just as planned. If I had put them out any earlier, they would have had to come back in. They're just too big to easily move them around, so I'm glad they can stay put until plant out, which will be this weekend if the forecast holds.

throwaway · May 18, 2017

Got 6 out of 18 into the ground. Most of my leaves are curled on the ones I haven't planted out - they don't seem to like the 90's in small pots for some reason

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slugworth · May 20, 2017

it was in the 80's for 4 days now the temps are back to normal.

ako1974 · May 20, 2017

The weather was rough since the beginning of the week, but today I was able to get most everything in the ground. A bit more to go, but 60 and overcast sure is more agreeable to new plants than 90 and scorching.

slugworth · May 20, 2017

I thought I was doing good but a lot of the plants are showing signs of sunburn.
Some I brought back into the house,others I put under glass to block the harmful uv rays.

nyrfan · May 21, 2017

My tomato seedlings got through the week okay, with 2 exceptions: the lone Roughwood Golden Tiger (top tray, top left) & a Brandy Boy (top tray, top right).

The garden isn't ready, however. So, I'll put them in bigger pots on Monday (weather permitting), to buy an extra 7-11 days.

Btw, in case you are wondering why bars of soap are next to the trays... They're a deer deterrent.

nyrfan · May 23, 2017

Re-post of deleted photo (taken on 5/19).

ako1974 · May 25, 2017

My neighbors poke holes through Irish spring and thread twin through them then dangle them around plants they want to repel deer from. Works well and I should do it because my backyard to front yard is literally a deer path

nyrfan · May 29, 2017

I melt holes into 1/4-bar pieces of Irish Spring, attached strings & hang them atop our chain link fence, 1 meter apart.

My plants have grown a lot in the last 10 days (see pic below). Hope to get them in the ground next Monday. Will have to give-away about half of them.

throwaway · May 30, 2017

Do deer eat tomato? I feel like I offered them a buffet from a topsy turvy last year that they spent a lot of time in the vicinity of, but not once took a bite from.

Well, 16 in the ground, 4 in planters, a bunch given away. 2 pepper in the ground, 2 yet to be planted, 1 in its final container. For the most part, everybody looks happy & healthy.

Worth1 · May 30, 2017

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Originally Posted by throwaway

Do deer eat tomato? I feel like I offered them a buffet from a topsy turvy last year that they spent a lot of time in the vicinity of, but not once took a bite from.

Well, 16 in the ground, 4 in planters, a bunch given away. 2 pepper in the ground, 2 yet to be planted, 1 in its final container. For the most part, everybody looks happy & healthy.

It only takes one in a herd to wipe out the whole garden.
If they get a taste they will eat everything including pepper plants.

So the soap works?

Worth

ako1974 · May 30, 2017

My general thinking is that deer will try everything once. And have, in my garden. Even the so-called deer resistant plants - Mexican sunflower is too prickly for them! - I don't find to be deer-resistant.

nyrfan · May 30, 2017

The soap worked last year & is doing so again this year.

throwaway · July 14, 2017

Welp, I can confirm that deer eat tomato. Welded wire fencing is keeping them at bay, but any branches or stems that stick through the mesh get chomped. They don't seem to be too adept at biting all the way through, so they bite and rip which yanks the whole plant to an extent.

As a side note, my Fox Cherry is 8ft tall now. Growth started slow but picked up significantly in this heat. I haven't been pulling suckers either. My posts are 8ft and I'm running out of ideas to support the gosh darnoodley thing.

MadCow333 · July 25, 2017

I have deer, but apparently no tomato-eating ones. People report having seen deer standing in my yard garden at night, lol. But I have farm fields and woods galore surrounding me. My neighbor across the road plants a conventional garden in the ground, and he says deer don't bother his tomatoes, either.

May 21, 2017	#21
nyrfan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NJ Posts: 123	My tomato seedlings got through the week okay, with 2 exceptions: the lone Roughwood Golden Tiger (top tray, top left) & a Brandy Boy (top tray, top right). The garden isn't ready, however. So, I'll put them in bigger pots on Monday (weather permitting), to buy an extra 7-11 days. Btw, in case you are wondering why bars of soap are next to the trays... They're a deer deterrent. Last edited by nyrfan; May 21, 2017 at 11:18 PM.

May 25, 2017	#23
ako1974 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	My neighbors poke holes through Irish spring and thread twin through them then dangle them around plants they want to repel deer from. Works well and I should do it because my backyard to front yard is literally a deer path __________________ Arne Zone 6A, Northern NJ

May 30, 2017	#27
ako1974 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: New Jersey Posts: 109	My general thinking is that deer will try everything once. And have, in my garden. Even the so-called deer resistant plants - Mexican sunflower is too prickly for them! - I don't find to be deer-resistant. __________________ Arne Zone 6A, Northern NJ

May 18, 2017	#17
throwaway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 92	Got 6 out of 18 into the ground. Most of my leaves are curled on the ones I haven't planted out - they don't seem to like the 90's in small pots for some reason .

May 20, 2017	#18
slugworth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: connecticut,usa Posts: 1,152	it was in the 80's for 4 days now the temps are back to normal.

July 14, 2017	#29
throwaway Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 92	Welp, I can confirm that deer eat tomato. Welded wire fencing is keeping them at bay, but any branches or stems that stick through the mesh get chomped. They don't seem to be too adept at biting all the way through, so they bite and rip which yanks the whole plant to an extent. As a side note, my Fox Cherry is 8ft tall now. Growth started slow but picked up significantly in this heat. I haven't been pulling suckers either. My posts are 8ft and I'm running out of ideas to support the gosh darnoodley thing.

July 25, 2017	#30
MadCow333 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NW PA 6A Posts: 159	I have deer, but apparently no tomato-eating ones. People report having seen deer standing in my yard garden at night, lol. But I have farm fields and woods galore surrounding me. My neighbor across the road plants a conventional garden in the ground, and he says deer don't bother his tomatoes, either.